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Fastest growing, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01McKenzie County, NDND15,192+131.2%−1396%

02Williams County, NDND41,767+82.8%−1379%

03Stark County, NDND34,013+39.0%−4648%

04Mountrail County, NDND9,395+27.8%−601%

05Cass County, NDND201,794+23.2%+18%

06Morton County, NDND34,601+21.2%+213%

07Burleigh County, NDND103,251+21.1%+37%

08Billings County, NDND1,071+20.7%−204%

09Dunn County, NDND4,058+15.8%−256%

10Ward County, NDND68,233+13.4%+786%

11Burke County, NDND2,132+11.8%−147%

12Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+9.4%−246%

13McLean County, NDND9,740+9.0%−182%

14Divide County, NDND2,110+6.0%−128%

15Ransom County, NDND5,617+4.5%−961%

16Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+3.3%−138%

17Stutsman County, NDND21,414+2.3%−256%

18Oliver County, NDND1,898+1.7%−113%

19Foster County, NDND3,212+1.6%−129%

20Ramsey County, NDND11,530+1.3%−128%

21Richland County, NDND16,731+1.3%−254%

22Sargent County, NDND3,711+0.9%−121%

23Hettinger County, NDND2,492+0.5%−102%

24Bottineau County, NDND6,284-0.8%−93%

25Mercer County, NDND8,441-0.9%−93%

26McHenry County, NDND5,130-0.9%−89%

27LaMoure County, NDND4,135-1.1%−91%

28Traill County, NDND7,920-1.5%−51%

29Eddy County, NDND2,329-1.6%−76%

30Kidder County, NDND2,393-1.7%−90%

31Barnes County, NDND10,573-1.9%−69%

32Slope County, NDND628-2.9%−81%

33Nelson County, NDND2,963-3.6%−77%

34Towner County, NDND2,040-3.7%−82%

35Grant County, NDND2,206-3.9%−81%

36Sheridan County, NDND1,296-4.2%−79%

37Griggs County, NDND2,239-4.7%−72%

38Walsh County, NDND10,179-5.0%−52%

39Bowman County, NDND2,762-5.0%−49%

40Wells County, NDND3,729-5.3%−59%

41Dickey County, NDND4,895-5.5%−4%

42Logan County, NDND1,859-5.7%−70%

43Adams County, NDND2,275-6.1%−67%

44Sioux County, NDND3,667-6.1%−182%

45Emmons County, NDND3,215-7.0%−32%

46Cavalier County, NDND3,497-7.2%−64%

47Renville County, NDND2,331-7.6%−56%

48Pembina County, NDND6,568-7.7%+9%

49Pierce County, NDND3,838-8.4%+13%

50Steele County, NDND1,797-9.0%+34%

51McIntosh County, NDND2,451-9.9%−37%

52Benson County, NDND5,759-10.5%+221%

53Rolette County, NDND11,688-12.6%−278%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS